The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-05-05


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MAIL onensd The letter. - ''-e'
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,rr ,;,.ad II remSnded h;r, ~ .o,na ~,
! ,,arfon,ions IN Me vouthfni h,stnrv +,
avan- ieered at HE osmecncks and s,nrha.
s,yed The st,,hborn fact that he h.d I'D r"t
won a main ali last winter ~
"y Thar S, S.aa q" No 'sI s;"r"tn.e - .hs ,a..or
T. Ala not sosm 20 NJ rl,s tna,,a.t =.
with The nen n he IN The hsndwr;s;n. 3 Of of
the other aronvmor. iotta-s ,vt;ch ha
mn,y oo tnoL nn frS us ,es,e wc Naar nc
! foot
"is,s somebodv with a game favor for
| ole family history anvwsv"
AZ ha snoLe the h}oodkourd rap b;s
mnz,ia.berroi into tbe freshiv. .onenaj
iatta- er% sn;tfod ond ,rb;nad ~
Mall Hensnn srait tho newer Henext
tooL IN the ANONYMOUS iattars left with
him him anI I ,v an,,1;eJ I ihaw us 20 % S;s nose @ 'A
Slowly wbistlinc he took his dog m a
cr;h and daintiIy narsimonionsIv fed
| him ON a rare moysel IF food and locked
him him IN with the amonvmous M, ~ % letters for
his education
All the next dav Mark Hanson sat
| thinking over the neonle far and near
who hrss w'sl 90 @ ra,, eo obovt a o,her % neonie,s
bnsiness He made a lat of ali the ros.
sins and meddlers men and women
IF The % third day he he took % his hungry
hound ont of the crib. showed him favor
| ito food hut withheld n made him scent
the ANONYMOUS letters again and again
and and trail trail Them from place to place and
petted the animal while teaching him
rhirooranhv.
The fourth dav Mark took his riding
| ~c S~- 80
Negrofoot and started on a tourney of
insnection.
His free habits made him easilv vel
come at every smsnected homestead. and
mon each he had often bestowed small
fame in MARYLAND hosnitalitv.
At every place he called for paper and
writing materials to write letter.
Near nightfau Dave Hiehtman saw his
friend come into the store with a weary
face
"Dave I've failed Me and Neperfoot
too. 1 s'nose we amt had the proper
schooling. Git your horse and ride over
the monntain."
T They passed the gan under the bright
stars that seemed so near, while the winds
roared in the forests upon the knobs
above above " ' ~ ~ ~
Carrie Devoe read the failure of the
inquest as thew entered. and she rejected
her lovers kiss.
urnt;I mi. u,;ocreont 10 fo,,ndw
u.a aCarr;a ,S sn"Le Mari, Hanson ";ts tbat
,,,,;oh to,,ci,es nv, honor. Co. vo,, NAV
think I'm irving ~ divide Won from Dave
hv w not finding This culprit. I've followed
every W clue fve cone to the old woman's
who sits Mt the window blinds and neens
anS @ :" 9 The vm,n~ % nreschers % who T is a, so af,
fect;onate a. fnnerals. tn the hook can.
vasser's and amonOst the nostmaster's
danghtors. whereveT there was too mnch
s,vness ~ too much knowied0e and on.
nErtnn;tv or q hidden rascalitv that couid
temnt one ci,;Id of mater fo sccnse his
feii6,v. .ha;no of the aan,e"
He stnnned and hooked suddenly across
the nom where Grandfatber Deyoe was
writing bis memoirs. Indifferent to the
convarsstinn around him
"Carriei Dayer' exclaimed Mark Han.
son did won ever ace a bloodhomnd that
couid @ read handwritine befores Look a.
therew
The muzzle of Neprofoot. the blood
1 bound was on Grandfather Devoe's man.
uscript.
Mark Hanson stole across the room and
| ntte0 ytTan0tatner D6yOe q OAQ0 OF mAnu-
script.
"Yer. Neperfoot," he whistled, ePve got
your supper in nv pocket. Yer, Carrie
how many lashes do YOU say for the
ANONYMOUS letter-writer?" :"
The Old man started up, feeble and
pale
His granddaughter ran forward and
seized the whip.
"He the writer of these ANONYMOUS
lettersS Impossiblep
"Tll trust the dog 8 scent eyery time I'll
trust INV nose, tool Smell of that paper
Colonel Deyoe writes on, and of the pa
pers these yer letters is wrote upon, It's
the same. and there amt no such paper
used bv another. that can write. in all
this district of country. Thars italian
rags and sour alumni and smiled chloride
of lime In that letter paper. And
accuse this man of sending them letters !''
Down fell the whip tightly upon the
old mans back.
Instead of resenting It the old man
covered to the floor and took Marks
tauntine words:
"Who knows as much ancient history
as him. about everybody? Who is ali
the time writing Something that never
gets to be finishedP Who gives letters to